Appwrite · Github-Issue-Bot · CVE-2026-72861
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
appwrite/templates (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The github-issue-bot templates contain a logic error in the GitHub webhook signature verification process. The `verifyWebhook()` function in `node/github-issue-bot/src/github.js` and `node-typescript/github-issue-bot/src/github.ts` uses an inverted condition that returns true if the `X-Hub-Signature-256` header is missing. This allows unauthenticated requests without a signature to bypass HMAC verification. Consequently, the `postComment()` function can be triggered using data from the request body, enabling an attacker to use the configured `GITHUB TOKEN` to post comments on arbitrary repositories and issues by manipulating the repository and issue objects, as well as the issue author login.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.